The O's were hoping to head home with a .500 record on the road. For the first four innings, they had a shot.
After Ramon Hernandez won last night's game with a solo homer in the ninth, anything seemed possible.
Today, Brian Burres held the Rays hitless for the first four innings. His stats tell a different story, as Burres gave up six runs in the fifth inning.
The Orioles lost 6-2. The bullpen was magnificent, and gave the team a chance to come back. The O's bats were quiet when it mattered most.
Nick Markakis was responsible for all the offense in the loss. He blasted his first home run of the season in the sixth, and drew a bases-loaded walk in the seventh to give the O's their only runs. The team that had been so efficient in clutch hits went 1-11 with runners in scoring position (and that was a walk, not a hit!). Both Millar and Huff (the Ray killer) struck out to end the threat in the seventh. After that, the game was essentially over.
With Toronto's win over Texas in extra innings, the O's are tied for first in the A.L. East. The Blue Jays come to Camden Yards tomorrow in an early battle for supremacy...it's only a two game series, but with B.J. Ryan activated today (he earned a save after giving up a lead-off triple), it should be an exciting series. Here's hoping the O's continue their red-hot (or orange-hot?) play at home. Stay tuned.
After Ramon Hernandez won last night's game with a solo homer in the ninth, anything seemed possible.
Today, Brian Burres held the Rays hitless for the first four innings. His stats tell a different story, as Burres gave up six runs in the fifth inning.
The Orioles lost 6-2. The bullpen was magnificent, and gave the team a chance to come back. The O's bats were quiet when it mattered most.
Nick Markakis was responsible for all the offense in the loss. He blasted his first home run of the season in the sixth, and drew a bases-loaded walk in the seventh to give the O's their only runs. The team that had been so efficient in clutch hits went 1-11 with runners in scoring position (and that was a walk, not a hit!). Both Millar and Huff (the Ray killer) struck out to end the threat in the seventh. After that, the game was essentially over.With Toronto's win over Texas in extra innings, the O's are tied for first in the A.L. East. The Blue Jays come to Camden Yards tomorrow in an early battle for supremacy...it's only a two game series, but with B.J. Ryan activated today (he earned a save after giving up a lead-off triple), it should be an exciting series. Here's hoping the O's continue their red-hot (or orange-hot?) play at home. Stay tuned.
(photo by Jon Parr) (photo courtesy of MLB.com)
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